message box custom buttons...

[dtvonly]

Hi. VB.net lets me choose one of the "system's" message box button style; e.g. MsgBoxStyle.Ok, MsgBoxStyle.OkCancel.

What if I wanted to create two buttons (PASS and FAIL buttons) on a message box, how is this done? Or do I have to create then display a new form?

 

[JohnH]

Or do I have to create then display a new form?

Yes, and it is easy. "Add New Item" and choose Dialog as template instead of blank Form. Use ShowDialog method to display it.

 

[dtvonly]

Yes, and it is easy. "Add New Item" and choose Dialog as template instead of blank Form. Use ShowDialog method to display it.

great. Now how do I send the button click status from this new dialog form to my main Form1 for analysis?

 

[JohnH]

Better use the default DialogResult values that ShowDialog function returns. Assign a DialogResult value to each of your buttons and use that.
The template code also show how you can assign a DialogResult value to the dialog in code, if you need to do that, but it is not necessary if you set it for each button.